to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
influence; clout; leverage
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
unspecified large number (of people)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
north wind; northerly wind
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
side gate; side door; service entrance
group; bunch; crowd; group
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
stuffed food (e.g. eggs, tomatoes)
Rus' (old name of Russia)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
even if nothing else; more than anything else
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)